Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Conditions in Myanmar’s jails are dire for all inmates, but human rights organisations say political prisoners suffer more abuses – including medical neglect that often has deadly consequences.
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Young people and their families are seeking any way they can to evade the Myanmar military’s conscription drive – sometimes with the help of sympathetic local administrators.
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The United States claimed it foiled a plot by an alleged Yakuza boss to sell weapons-grade plutonium sourced by an ethnic armed group in Myanmar, but experts say the story doesn’t add up.
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The foreign and local partners in a gas-fired power plant at Myingyan have become embroiled in a legal dispute, souring what some have described as an “important milestone” for the power sector.
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As demand soars among well-off urban residents for butter-rich cakes, pastries and croissants, efforts continue to boost the domestic production of milk, a crucial source of nutrition in a country where one third of the children are malnourished.
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No access to lawyer. No contact with family. No time to prepare a defence. Taken together, it means no fair trial.
A little-known 11th century archaeological site near Bagan has been proudly tended for years by monks and local residents but they worry about the consequences if it attracts too many visitors.
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